Neighbor of Clark County shooting range grazed by bullet

Published 12:48 pm Wednesday, February 4, 2015

BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. — The family of a Brush Prairie woman who was grazed in the head by a bullet says they can’t prove it came from the neighboring shooting range, but a metal detector turned up more than a pound of bullets in their yard.

Linda Sperling is still recovering from a concussion. She considers herself lucky the bullet didn’t do more damage when she was hit Jan. 26 while out in her yard.

The Columbian reports Sperling’s husband and son believe she was hit by a stray bullet from the Clark Rifles shooting range. The vice president of the range, Dave Christie, says there’s no proof. The sheriff’s office says it appears to be an “unintended, unfortunate incident.”

The Sperling family is considering legal action against the shooting range.